Memory Analysis

Having settled in Brooklyn families not only had to learn English but they also had to understand Brooklynese. If you are not familiar with N.Y.C. then it simply means that each borough and also the neighborhoods had distinct ways of talking which differed from one to the other. I was born and raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York and I always loved saying, ”Meet me on toidy-toid Street”. However I never really got the accent because I spoke two languages – English and Latvian. So anyway you get the picture of what an immigrant faced. No one spoke just pure and plain English.

This article by Daniel Willingham emphasized on memory and ways it can and can’t work for students. He discuss how memory works: how to commit things to memory, to avoid forgetting, and to know when they’ve studied (Willingham97). When committing things to the memory, you don’t control what is in storage. You can avoid forgetting things by having the right cue. The right cue brings back a good memory that you thought you lost (Willingham 93). To know when you’ve studied enough, you have to test yourself to see if you have definite knowledge instead of fallible knowledge.

Millions of people on this Earth struggle daily with diseases that lie out of their control. Some with the involuntary and gradual amnesia of loved ones, others with memories that plague and haunt them on the loneliest of nights, and more. These issues are ironically forgotten those unaffected, and all stem from the same place- the brain’s memory engram cells. Engram cells are encoded neural tissue that provides a trace of memory and therefore is responsible for memory retrieval (1). Working in the lab with the implantation of memories and manipulating said engram cells of rodents can, over time, develop into altering human cells and activating memory retrieval to

Smells trigger memories on an emotional level. We, as humans, have a stronger emotional response to odor triggered memories than any other sense. Smells of a perfume or a ripe banana brings back memories of old. As for new experiences, memories consolidate in our sleep. Even though it is not known what stage of sleep this consolidation occurs, plenty of research qualifies this idea. In the research article “Sleep Supports Memory of Odors in Adults but Not in Children,” Prehn-Kristensen, Lotzkat, Bauhofer, Wiesner, and Baving put these areas of memory together and conducted a study in sleep consolidation involving the recollection of smells.

I used to feel that McDonald’s was a great place to eat. I thought of it as so easy and quick, and the food being really good. I would go to McDonald’s around 2-3 times a month, and every time I went, I would be so excited to get a new toy. Also, when I was younger, I would beg my parents to go in and play on the playground.

Our olfactory system allows us to detect chemical in the air that begin to dissolve once they are inhaled through our nose and processed through our limbic system. What is fascinating for such a matter of fact sense, is memory. Through our sense of smell, exists a powerful gateway to past experiences. A particular smell can trigger an immediate recall of situations that are within the deepest reaches of our memory. Smell is a worthwhile sense to command. Since we know if its ability to connect us emotionally through memory, therapeutics is worth exploring. Aromatherapy is the careful use of scented oils to relax the senses. The practical implications of aromatherapy are that the olfactory system triggers an endocrine and hormonal response via the hypothalamus. This regulatory exercise, while quite natural can be stimulated by synthetic scents, which have been shown to register physiological and psychological benefits. Many concentrated oils come from natural plants and have application for daily relaxation or mediation all the way to chemotherapy or child birth.

When I have to leave town for a few days my daughter misses me. I spray my pillow with my perfume, and I put my boxed fan in her room to sleep with. When she sleeps with me, on occasion, she goes to sleep to the hum of the fan. I provide these things for my daughter to sleep with so they will remind her of me, she is comforted, and pacified until I arrive home. This way she is using her aural and olfaction senses to stimulate contentment and peace. The sense of smell is an amazing way to flood the mind with memories of a specific event or individual. Odor molecules travel through the nasal cavity to the neurons that recognize different smells. These neurons trigger the olfactory nerve, in the center of the brain. The brain senses a particular odor and correlates with memories. Memory and sensation are connected in the brain, which are not fully understood (Smith, p. 35, 2011). Hearing can cause one to remember experiences. A sound sends sound waves funneling through the outer ear; moving to the inner ear, hitting the eardrum causing a vibration. This causes a chain reaction, carrying messages to the brain. The temporal lobe in the brain is responsible for hearing, memory, and interprets auditory stimuli. Emotions and learning build new neural pathways and networks. The brain can be changed by one’s experiences and stimulated by his or her senses, thus hearing a sound triggers memories (Patrick, p. 763, 1981).

Most of the people living today have read some sort of passage or information that talked about the nazis. In many cases everyone hears jews telling their story of living through the Nazis but not everyone hears about Japanese people living through it much. So now let's compare two real novels of a Japanese family called “Uproots of a Japanese-American Family” and a Jewish family called “Keep Memory Alive” that lived through the Nazi.

The purpose of this article is to examine the likelihood and reasoning behind conformity of memory as it relates to eyewitness accounts. Researchers are interested in knowing under what conditions a person’s memory is likely to be distorted or do they falsely remember because they believe their partner to be correct.

When smelling a fresh home cooked meal/food such as Grandma’s famous apple pie or Grandpa’s honey glazed ham it can bring great positive emotions and can trigger past memorable meals that can associate with what you are smelling within that moment. I have made great wonderful meals that I have learned from older generations of my family and I continue the cycle of cooking them because it brings me great joy of all the good memories I have had with those that taught me these very same recipes. The second of course is the sense of taste, when biting in to a slice of Grandmas apple pie it can stimulate the mind to remember just as much as the sense of smell as well. By using both these senses it creates an atmosphere of a memorable meal that can be enjoyable to the mind, the body and a person’s emotional soul. According to Kenia M. Castellanos, Judith A. Hudson, Jeannette Haviland-Jones, Patricia J. Wilson. Besides, (fall2010.), odors can be used to affect emotional states. The amygdala, critical for the expression and experience of emotion and for emotional memory, was activated during odor-evoked memory recall. Also, elicited odors supporting the idea that odors are more emotionally showed that odors that were rated as pleasant induced mainly happiness and surprise, whereas odors rated as unpleasant evoked mainly anger or disgust. Making a memorable meal can be a positive or not so positive outcome when it triggers your

Memory development is important and as the child continues to grow, having additional memory strategies in place can ensure success during the child’s school years. Some children are different than others, meaning that the level of learning and attention span can be relatively different. Some children demonstrate great difficulty paying attention, when focusing on task that requires for them to stay focus can be a challenging. There are certain memory strategies that if properly implemented can make a difference in a child life. If a child uses rehearsal, or repetition when it comes to spelling or test memorization it can highly guarantee success when taking an exam. The second strategy that can be implemented is organization, this focuses

I would never be close to my mom again. I'd never forgive her and i'd never forget. The morning started out good, we were going to see my uncle for the first time in a while. My uncle was my father figure, he was always there when my real parents were high on drugs and forgot i existed. We finally arrived at this big, important looking building. Excited, I ran up the stairs two at a time and four ahead of my mom. I reached the top and stood at this doubled door ahead; I had to look up to see the top of the door. I remember a similar looking door from a hospital. All of a sudden I was panicking and shaking with fear, I tried hard to open the door and started to yell at my mom to hurry because something was wrong. I thought maybe my uncle was hurt, or worse. I couldn't think of anything optimistic at this point.

The limbic system, which deals with emotional memory, links smell to memory. The connection can often happen spontaneously, with a smell acting as a trigger in recalling a long-forgotten experience. The perfume industry thrives on the limbic

We all fancy individual aromas and do not fancy others, and some aromas can even change the way we feel or occasionally bring up old memories. That's the reason perfumes and colognes are so trendy.

If given the opportunity to reflect on remembering the past, living in the present, or looking to the future what would I choose? Is it more important to remember the actions of the past or to look towards the future to make life better? These are all important parts of life to think about, but the most important part in my life is to remember the past. Remembering the past in important to one's life because the things of the past guide us to the acts of the future.